Machining segment for the dry machining of concrete materials

ABSTRACT

A machining segment for a machining tool which is rotatable in a direction of rotation about an axis of rotation includes an underside where the machining segment is connectable to a basic body of the machining tool by the underside. The machining segment has a machining zone of a matrix material and a plurality of first hard material particles that are disposed in the matrix material in accordance with a defined particle pattern. An upper side of the machining segment, opposite from the underside, is divided into a plurality of machining regions, which include respective ones of the plurality of first hard material particles, and a plurality of matrix regions which are built up from the matrix material. At least one of the plurality of machining regions has with respect to an adjacent matrix region a projection that is greater than 400 μm.

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a machining segment for a machiningtool and to a machining tool with such a machining segment.

Machining tools, such as core drill bits, saw blades, abrasive disks andcut-off grinding chains, comprise machining segments that are attachedto a tubular, disk-shaped or annular basic body, wherein the machiningsegments are connected to the basic body by welding, brazing or adhesivebonding. Depending on the machining method of the machining tool,machining segments that are used for core drilling are referred to asdrilling segments, machining segments that are used for sawing arereferred to as sawing segments, machining segments that are used forabrasive removal are referred to as abrading segments and machiningsegments that are used for cut-off grinding are referred to as cut-offgrinding segments.

Machining segments for core drill bits, saw blades, abrasive disks andcut-off grinding chains are produced from a matrix material and hardmaterial particles, where the hard material particles can be randomlydistributed or arranged according to a defined particle pattern in thematrix material. In the case of machining segments with randomlydistributed hard material particles, the matrix material and the hardmaterial particles are mixed, and the mixture is poured into a suitablemold and further processed to form the machining segment. In the case ofmachining segments with set hard material particles, a green body isbuilt up in layers from matrix material, in which the hard materialparticles are placed according to the defined particle pattern. In thecase of machining segments that are welded to the basic body of themachining tool, the structure comprising a machining zone and a neutralzone has proven to be successful. The machining zone is built up from afirst matrix material and the neutral zone is built up from a secondmatrix material, which is different from the first matrix material.

Machining tools that are designed as a core drill bit, saw blade,abrasive disk or cut-off grinding chain and are intended for the wetmachining of concrete materials are only suitable to a limited extentfor the dry machining of concrete materials. In the wet machining ofconcrete materials, an abrasive concrete sludge is produced, which isconducive to the machining process and leads to a self-sharpening of themachining segments during the machining. The matrix material is removedby the abrasive drilling sludge and new hard material particles areexposed. In the dry machining of concrete materials, no abrasivedrilling sludge that could be conducive to the machining process canform. The hard material particles quickly become dull and the machiningrate drops. Due to the lack of concrete sludge, the matrix materialwears too slowly and deeper-lying hard material particles cannot beexposed. In the case of known machining tools for wet machining, thematrix material and the hard material particles have similar rates ofwear.

The object of the present invention is to develop a machining segmentfor a machining tool that allows dry machining of concrete materials,wherein the machining segment is intended to have a high machining rateand as long a service life as possible.

The machining segment is characterized according to the invention inthat at least one of the machining regions has with respect to theadjacent matrix regions a projection T₁ which is greater than 400 μm.The upper side of the machining segment is divided into machiningregions, which comprise the first hard material particles, and matrixregions, which are made up of the first matrix material. The “first hardmaterial particles” refer to the hard material particles of themachining segment according to the invention which are arranged in themachining regions on the upper side of the machining segment.

A machining segment in which at least one of the machining regions thatcomprise the first hard material particles has a projection with respectto the matrix regions of more than 400 μm is suitable for the drymachining of concrete materials. The greater the projection of themachining regions, the higher the machining rate that can be achievedwith the machining segment.

A number of machining regions preferably have with respect to theadjacent matrix regions a projection T₁ that is greater than 400 μm. Thegreater the number of machining regions with first hard materialparticles that have a projection of more than 400 μm, the higher themachining rate of the machining tool during the dry machining ofconcrete materials.

Preferably, all of the machining regions have with respect to theadjacent matrix regions a projection T₁ that is greater than 400 μm. Thegreater the number of machining regions with first hard materialparticles that have a projection of more than 400 μm, the higher themachining rate of the machining tool during the dry machining ofconcrete materials.

In a preferred variant, the projection T₁ of the machining regions of atleast 400 μm with respect to the adjacent matrix regions is provided ina front-side region of the machining regions, when considered in thedirection of rotation of the machining tool. The machining of concretematerials with a machining segment according to the invention takesplace in the front-side region of the machining regions with the firsthard material particles, when considered in the direction of rotation.In order to achieve a high machining rate, the machining regions shouldhave the projection of more than 400 μm with respect to the matrixregions in the front-side region.

Preferably, a front-side projection T_(front) of the machining regionsin the front-side region of the machining regions differs from arear-side region of the machining regions, as viewed in the direction ofrotation of the machining tool. The machining of concrete materials witha machining segment according to the invention takes place in thefront-side region of the machining regions with the first hard materialparticles, when considered in the direction of rotation. Since therear-side region of the machining regions, as viewed in the direction ofrotation, has only a small influence on the machining rate, theprojection of the machining regions in the front-side region and in therear-side region may be different.

Particularly preferably, a rear-side projection T_(back) of themachining regions in the rear-side region of the machining regions isless than 400 μm. Since the machining of concrete materials with amachining segment according to the invention takes place in thefront-side region of the machining regions with the first hard materialparticles, the rear-side projection of the machining regions can takeplace with a view to secure fastening of the first hard materialparticles in the first matrix material.

In a further development of the machining segment, second hard materialparticles are arranged in the first matrix material, wherein an averageparticle diameter of the second hard material particles is less than anaverage particle diameter of the first hard material particles.Depending on the wear properties of the first matrix material, increasedwear of the first matrix material on the side surfaces of the machiningsegment can occur during the machining of a concrete material with themachining tool as a result of friction with the base material (e.g.drill hole or sawing slit). The wear of the first matrix material can bereduced by second hard material particles. The second hard materialparticles can be admixed with the first matrix material as randomlydistributed particles, or the second hard material particles are placedin the first matrix material according to a defined second particlepattern. The second hard material particles are placed in particular inthe region of the side surfaces of the machining segment.

The invention also relates to a machining tool comprising a basic bodyand at least one machining segment according to the invention that isconnected by an underside to the basic body of the machining tool.

In a first preferred variant, the machining tool takes the form of acore drill bit with a tubular basic body and a number of machiningsegments. The machining segments are connected by an underside to thetubular basic body of the core drill bit.

In a second preferred variant, the machining tool takes the form of acore drill bit with a tubular basic body and an annular machiningsegment. The machining segment is connected by an underside to thetubular basic body of the core drill bit.

In a third preferred variant, the machining tool takes the form of anannular or disk-shaped saw blade with an annular or disk-shaped basicbody and a number of machining segments. The machining segments areconnected by an underside to the annular or disk-shaped basic body ofthe annular or disk-shaped saw blade.

In a fourth preferred variant, the machining tool takes the form of anabrasive disk with a basic body and a number of machining segments. Themachining segments are connected by an underside to the basic body ofthe abrasive disk.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described hereinafter withreference to the drawings. This is not necessarily intended to show theexemplary embodiments to scale; rather the drawings, where useful forexplanation, are produced in a schematic and/or slightly distorted form.It should be taken into account here that various modifications andalterations relating to the form and detail of an embodiment may beundertaken without departing from the general concept of the invention.The general concept of the invention is not limited to the exact form orthe detail of the preferred embodiment shown and described hereinafteror limited to subject matter that would be limited compared to thesubject matter claimed in the claims. For given dimensioning ranges,values within the stated limits should also be disclosed as limit valuesand can be used and claimed as desired. For the sake of simplicity, thesame reference numerals are used below for identical or similar parts orparts with identical or similar functions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A, 1B show two variants of a machining tool taking the form of acore drill bit;

FIGS. 2A, 2B show two variants of a machining tool taking the form of asaw blade;

FIG. 3 shows a machining tool taking the form of an abrasive disk;

FIG. 4 shows a machining tool taking the form of a cut-off grindingchain;

FIGS. 5A-C show a machining segment in a three-dimensionalrepresentation (FIG. 5A), in a view of an upper side (FIG. 5B), and in aview of a side surface (FIG. 5C); and

FIGS. 6A-C show some tool components that are used in the production ofa machining segment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A, 1B show two variants of a machining tool taking the form of acore drill bit 10A, 10B. The core drill bit 10A shown in FIG. 1A isreferred to below as the first core drill bit, and the core drill bit10B shown in FIG. 1B is referred to as the second core drill bit; inaddition, the first and second core drill bits 10A, 10B are bothincluded under the term “core drill bit”.

The first core drill bit 10A comprises a number of machining segments11A, a tubular basic body 12A and a tool fitting 13A. The machiningsegments 11A, which are used for core drilling, are also referred to asdrilling segments and the tubular basic body 12A is also referred to asa drilling shaft. The drilling segments 11A are fixedly connected to thedrilling shaft 12A, for example by screwing, adhesive bonding, brazingor welding.

The second core drill bit 10B comprises an annular machining segment11B, a tubular basic body 12B and a tool fitting 13B. The annularmachining segment 11B, which is used for core drilling, is also referredto as a drilling ring, and the tubular basic body 12B is also referredto as a drilling shaft. The drilling ring 11B is fixedly connected tothe drilling shaft 12B, for example by screwing, adhesive bonding,brazing or welding.

The core drill bit 10A, 10B is connected via the tool fitting 13A, 13Bto a core drill and, in drilling operation, is driven by the core drillin a direction of rotation 14 about an axis of rotation 15. During therotation of the core drill bit 10A, 10B about the axis of rotation 15,the core drill bit 10A, 10B is moved along a feed direction 16 into aworkpiece to be machined, with the feed direction 16 running parallel tothe axis of rotation 15. The core drill bit 10A, 10B creates a drillcore and a drill hole in the workpiece to be machined.

The drilling shaft 12A, 12B in the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1A, 1Bis formed in one piece and the drilling segments 11A and the drillingring 11B are fixedly connected to the drilling shaft 12A, 12B.Alternatively, the drilling shaft 12A, 12B may be of a two-piece form,composed of a first drilling shaft section and a second drilling shaftsection, with the drilling segments 11A or the drilling ring 11B beingfixedly connected to the first drilling shaft section, and the toolfitting 13A, 13B being fixedly connected to the second drilling shaftsection. The first and second drilling shaft sections are connected toone another via a releasable connection device. The releasableconnection device takes the form, for example, of a plug-and-twistconnection as described in EP 2 745 965 A1 or EP 2 745 966 A1. Theformation of the drilling shaft as a one-piece or two-piece drillingshaft has no influence on the structure of the drilling segments 11A orof the drilling ring 11B.

FIGS. 2A, 2B show two variants of a machining tool taking the form of asaw blade 20A, 20B. The saw blade 20A shown in FIG. 2A is referred tobelow as the first saw blade and the saw blade 20B shown in FIG. 2B isreferred to as the second saw blade; in addition, the first and secondsaw blades 20A, 20B are both included under the term “saw blade”.

The first saw blade 20A comprises a plurality of machining segments 21A,a disk-shaped basic body 22A and a tool fitting. The machining segments21A, which are used for sawing, are also referred to as sawing segments,and the disk-shaped basic body 22A is also referred to as a blade body.The sawing segments 21A are fixedly connected to the blade body 22A, forexample by screwing, adhesive bonding, brazing or welding.

The second saw blade 20B comprises a plurality of machining segments21B, an annular basic body 22B and a tool fitting. The machiningsegments 21B, which are used for sawing, are also referred to as sawingsegments and the annular basic body 22B is also referred to as a ring.The sawing segments 21B are fixedly connected to the ring 22B, forexample by screwing, adhesive bonding, brazing or welding.

The saw blade 20A, 20B is connected to a saw via the tool fitting and,in sawing operation, is driven by the saw in a direction of rotation 24about an axis of rotation 25. During the rotation of the saw blade 20A,20B about the axis of rotation 25, the saw blade 20A, 20B is moved alonga feed direction, the feed direction running parallel to thelongitudinal plane of the saw blade 20A, 20B. The saw blade 20A, 20Bcreates a sawing slit in the workpiece to be machined.

FIG. 3 shows a machining tool taking the form of an abrasive disk 30.The abrasive disk 30 comprises a number of machining segments 31, abasic body 32 and a tool fitting. The machining segments 31, which areused for abrasive removal, are also referred to as abrading segments,and the disk-shaped basic body 32 is also referred to as a pot. Theabrading segments 31 are fixedly connected to the pot 32, for example byscrewing, adhesive bonding, brazing or welding.

The abrasive disk 30 is connected via the tool fitting to a tool deviceand, in abrading operation, is driven by the tool device in a directionof rotation 34 about an axis of rotation 35. During the rotation of theabrasive disk 30 about the axis of rotation 35, the abrasive disk 30 ismoved over a workpiece to be machined, the movement of the runningperpendicular to the axis of rotation 35. The abrasive disk 30 removesthe surface of the workpiece to be machined.

FIG. 4 shows a machining tool taking the form of a cut-off grindingchain 36. The cut-off grinding chain 36 comprises a number of machiningsegments 37, a number of basic bodies 38 in the form of links, and anumber of connecting links 39. The machining segments 37, which are usedfor cut-off grinding, are also referred to as cut-off grinding segments,and the basic bodies 38 in the form of links are also referred to asdriving links.

The driving links 38 are connected via the connecting links 39. In theexemplary embodiment, the connecting links 39 are connected to thedriving links 38 via rivet bolts. The rivet bolts allow a rotation ofthe driving links 38 relative to the connecting links 39 about an axisof rotation which runs through the center of the rivet bolts. Themachining segments 37 are fixedly connected to the driving links 38, forexample by screwing, adhesive bonding, brazing or welding.

The cut-off grinding chain 36 is connected via a tool fitting to a tooldevice and, in operation, is driven by the tool device in a direction ofrotation. During the rotation of the cut-off grinding chain 36, thecut-off grinding chain 36 is moved into a workpiece to be machined.

FIGS. 5A-C show a machining segment 41 according to the invention in athree-dimensional representation (FIG. 5A), in a view of an upper sideof the machining segment 41 (FIG. 5B), and in a view of a side surfaceof the machining segment 41 (FIG. 5C).

The machining segment 41 corresponds in structure and composition to themachining segments 11A, 21A, 21B, 31, 37; the machining segment 11Btaking the form of a drilling ring differs from the machining segment 41by its annular structure. The machining segments can differ from oneanother in the dimensions and in the curvatures of the surfaces. Thebasic structure of the machining segments according to the invention isexplained on the basis of the machining segment 41 and applies to themachining segments 11A, 11B of FIGS. 1A, 1B, to the machining segments21A, 21B of FIGS. 2A, 2B, to the machining segment 31 of FIG. 3, and tothe machining segment 37 of FIG. 4.

The machining segment 41 is built up from a machining zone 42 and aneutral zone 43. The neutral zone 43 is required if the machiningsegment 41 is intended to be connected to the basic body of a machiningtool; in the case of machining segments which are connected to the basicbody for example by brazing or adhesive bonding, the neutral zone 43 canbe omitted. The machining zone 42 is built up from a first matrixmaterial 44 and first hard material particles 45, and the neutral zone43 is built up from a second matrix material 46 without hard materialparticles.

The machining segment 41 is connected by an underside 47 to the basicbody of the machining tool. In the case of machining segments for coredrilling and in the case of machining segments for abrasive removal, theunderside of the machining segments is generally formed as planar,whereas the underside in the case of machining segments for sawing has acurvature in order to be able to fasten the machining segments to thecurved end face of the annular or disk-shaped basic body.

The first hard material particles 45 are arranged in the first matrixmaterial 44 according to a defined particle pattern. An upper side 48 ofthe machining segment 41 that is opposite from the underside 47 isdivided into machining regions 51 and matrix regions 52, which are madeup of the first matrix material 44. Each machining region 51 comprises afirst hard material particles 45 and first matrix material 44, in whichthe first hard material particles 45 are embedded.

Since the first hard material particles 45 originate from a particledistribution between a minimum diameter and a maximum diameter, theproportion of the first matrix material 44 in the machining regions 51can vary. It is the case here that the proportion of the first matrixmaterial 44 in a machining region 51 increases if the diameter of thefirst hard material particle 45 decreases. In order to ensure that thefirst hard material particles 45 fit into the depressions of a specialpressing punch during production, the cross section of the depressionsis greater than the maximum diameter of the particle distribution.

The machining regions 51 of the machining segment 41 have a projectionT₁ with respect to the matrix regions 52. In the exemplary embodiment ofFIGS. 5A-C, the machining segment 41 comprises a number of 9 first hardmaterial particles 45, and thus a number of 9 machining regions 51. Thenumber of the first hard material particles 45 and the defined particlepattern in which the first hard material particles 45 are arranged inthe first matrix material 44 are adapted to the requirements of themachining segment 41.

The machining tools according to the invention that are shown in FIGS.1A, 1B, FIGS. 2A, 2B, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 and are intended for themachining of concrete materials have a defined direction of rotation. Asviewed in the direction of rotation of the machining tool, a distinctioncan be drawn between a front-side region and a rear-side region of ahard material particle 45.

The machining segment 41 can be produced, for example in a three-stageprocess: In a first stage, a green body is built up from the firstmatrix material 44 and the first hard material particles 45; in a secondstage, the green body is compacted to form a compact body and, in athird stage, the compact body is further processed under the action oftemperature or by infiltration to form the machining segment 41. Thegreen body is compacted in the second stage for example by cold pressingor hot pressing. In the case of cold pressing, the green body isexclusively subjected to an action of pressure, while in the case ofhot-pressing methods the green body is subjected not only to the actionof pressure but also to temperatures of up to about 200° C. The compactbody is further processed in the third stage, for example by sinteringor hot-pressing, to form the machining segment.

The machining regions 51 are surrounded on the upper side 48 of themachining segment by the matrix regions 52, and the projection of amachining region 51 is measured with respect to the adjacent matrixregions. All of the machining regions have a projection with respect tothe adjacent matrix regions 52. In this case, at least one of themachining regions 51 has a projection T₁ that is greater than 400 μm.

The direction of rotation 14 of the core drill bit 10A defines afront-side region 53 and a rear-side region 54. The machining ofconcrete materials takes place in the front-side regions 53 of themachining regions 51, and the machining rate essentially depends on thesize of the projection of the machining regions 51 in the front-sideregions 53. The machining regions 51 have in the front-side region 53 afront-side projection T_(front) and in the rear-side region 54 arear-side projection T_(back), which correspond in the exemplaryembodiment. Alternatively, the machining regions 51 may have differentfront-side projections T_(front) and rear-side projections T_(back).

FIGS. 6A-C show some tool components that are used in the production ofthe machining segment 41 according to the invention. The tool componentsinclude a lower punch 61, a die-plate 62 and an upper punch 63, thelower punch 61 also being referred to as the first press punch and theupper punch 63 as the second press punch. FIGS. 6B and 6C show the lowerpunch 61 in detail.

The green body is built up in the die-plate 62 with a cross-sectionalarea that corresponds to the desired geometry of the green body. Thedie-plate 62 has on the underside a first opening, into which the lowerpunch 61 can be moved, and on the upper side a second opening, intowhich the upper punch 63 can be moved. The lower punch 61 hasdepressions 64 in the pressing surface, the arrangement of whichcorresponds to the defined particle pattern of the first hard materialparticles 45. The depressions 64 also determine the dimensions of themachining regions 51 on the upper side 48 of the machining segments.

With direct contact between the first hard material particles 45 and thedepressions 64 of the lower punch 61, increased wear of the lower punch61 may occur. In order to reduce the wear of the lower punch 61, directcontact of the first hard material particles 45 with the lower punch 61should be avoided. Suitable measures are the application of a protectivelayer into the depressions 64 before the placement of the first hardmaterial particles 45 and/or the use of encased first hard materialparticles 45.

In the exemplary embodiment, the green body is built up from top tobottom. Before the first hard material particles 45 are placed, aprotective layer of the first matrix material 44 is applied into thedepressions of the lower punch 61. Alternatively, a protective layer ofa second matrix material may be applied into the depressions 64 of thelower punch 61, the second matrix material being different from thefirst matrix material 44. When a second matrix material that isdifferent from the first matrix material 44 is used, matrix materialswith different wear properties can be used. The second matrix materialserves for protecting the lower punch 61 and should be able to beremoved as quickly as possible from the finished machining segment inorder to expose the first hard material particles 45 that machine thebase material. A second matrix material with a higher wear rate than thefirst matrix material 44 can be removed quickly.

The first hard material particles 45 are placed in the depressions 64 ofthe lower punch 61. The first matrix material 44 is applied to theplaced first hard material particles 45, wherein the first matrixmaterial 44 can be applied in one layer or in a number of layers. Thefirst matrix material 44 is poured into the die-plate 62 by means of afilling shoe until the desired filling height is reached. The finishedgreen body is compacted under the action of pressure by means of thelower punch 61 and the upper punch 63 to form the compact body.

Instead of the protective layer that is applied in the depressions,coated first hard material particles may be used. The first matrixmaterial 44 can be used as the casing material for the first hardmaterial particles 45. Alternatively, a second matrix material may beused as the casing material for the first hard material particles 45,the second matrix material being different from the first matrixmaterial 44. When a casing material that is different from the firstmatrix material 44 is used, matrix materials with different wearproperties can be used. The casing material serves for protecting thelower punch 61 and should be able to be removed as quickly as possiblefrom the finished machining segment in order to expose the first hardmaterial particles 45 that machine the concrete material.

Machining segments, in which a protective layer of a second matrixmaterial is applied or a second matrix material is used as a casingmaterial for encased first hard material particles 45, additionally havesecond matrix material in the machining regions 51 or in the machiningand matrix regions 51, 52.

Depending on the wear properties of the first matrix material 44,increased wear of the first matrix material 44 on the side surfaces ofthe machining segment can occur during the machining of a base materialwith the machining segment 41 as a result of friction with the basematerial. This wear can be reduced by second hard material particles.The second hard material particles can be admixed with the first matrixmaterial 44 as randomly distributed particles, or the second hardmaterial particles are placed in the first matrix material 44 accordingto a defined second particle pattern. The second hard material particlesare placed in particular in the region of the side surfaces of themachining segment 41.

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 13. A machining segment for a machining tool which isrotatable in a direction of rotation about an axis of rotation,comprising: an underside, wherein the machining segment is connectableto a basic body of the machining tool by the underside; a machining zonecomprising a matrix material and a plurality of first hard materialparticles, wherein the plurality of first hard material particles aredisposed in the matrix material in accordance with a defined particlepattern; and an upper side, wherein the upper side is opposite from theunderside and wherein the upper side is divided into a plurality ofmachining regions, which include respective ones of the plurality offirst hard material particles, and a plurality of matrix regions whichare built up from the matrix material; wherein at least one of theplurality of machining regions has with respect to an adjacent matrixregion a projection that is greater than 400 μm.
 14. The machiningsegment as claimed in claim 13, wherein at least two of the plurality ofmachining regions have with respect to a respective adjacent matrixregion a projection that is greater than 400 μm.
 15. The machiningsegment as claimed in claim 13, wherein all of the plurality ofmachining regions have with respect to a respective adjacent matrixregion a projection that is greater than 400 μm.
 16. The machiningsegment as claimed in claim 13, wherein the projection is disposed in afront-side region of the at least one of the plurality of machiningregions as viewed in the direction of rotation of the machining tool.17. The machining segment as claimed in claim 16, wherein the projectiondisposed in the front-side region of the at least one of the pluralityof machining regions differs from a rear-side region of the at least oneof the plurality of machining regions as viewed in the direction ofrotation of the machining tool.
 18. The machining segment as claimed inclaim 17, wherein a rear-side projection of the at least one of theplurality of machining regions in the rear-side region is less than 400μm.
 19. The machining segment as claimed in claim 13, wherein aplurality of second hard material particles are disposed in the matrixmaterial and wherein an average particle diameter of the plurality ofsecond hard material particles is less than an average particle diameterof the plurality of first hard material particles.
 20. A machining tool,comprising: a basic body; and the machining segment as claimed in claim13, wherein the machining segment is connected to the basic body by theunderside of the machining segment.
 21. The machining tool as claimed inclaim 20 further comprising a plurality of machining segments as claimedin claim 13, wherein the machining tool is a core drill bit and whereinthe basic body is a tubular basic body.
 22. The machining tool asclaimed in claim 20, wherein the machining tool is a core drill bit,wherein the basic body is a tubular basic body, and wherein themachining segment is an annular machining segment.
 23. The machiningtool as claimed in claim 20 further comprising a plurality of machiningsegments as claimed in claim 13, wherein the machining tool is anannular or disk-shaped saw blade and wherein the basic body is anannular or disk-shaped basic body.
 24. The machining tool as claimed inclaim 20 further comprising a plurality of machining segments as claimedin claim 13, wherein the machining tool is an abrasive disk.